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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 149 - 188).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bianca raised?
(a) In Death Valley.
(b) In an orphanage at the edge of town.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In the Sahara Desert.

2. How old is Hanna?
(a) 40.
(b) 35, but she looks far older.
(c) 27, but she looks far younger.
(d) 18.

3. What does David do with the narrator when they go for a walk in the snowy woods?
(a) He takes a picnic that they eat, shivering in the snow.
(b) He asks her to have sex with him.
(c) He throws away all her cigarettes so she can not find them.
(d) He takes her picture, even though she hates it.

4. How do Hanna and Laura know each other?
(a) They met at work.
(b) They met in a support group.
(c) They were next door neighbors as children.
(d) They are sisters.

5. Who does Caridad think she might be able to be friends with who has just moved to the Naples community?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Teresa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and her husband live in "I Am a Knife"?

2. Where do people always seem to think Kate is from?

3. Why does Elsie Moreau not want to associate with the new neighbors who are also from Haiti?

4. What effect does death have on girls in the story "Difficult Women"?

5. What defines the weather in the story "Bone Density"?

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